Cross-border fuel

Racrange: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 94 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€8.60 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€18.23.

Official prices of 7 November 2026: France (Ministry of the Economy), Germany (MTS-K via Tankerkönig) · Methodology

−€18.23diesel, saving on 50 L
−€8.60petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
53 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.149/L — Avenue Pompidou · 2.8 km, 5 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€18.23€2.249/L49 km · 55 min+95 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€18.56€2.259/L50 km · 56 min+94 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€19.09€2.259/L52 km · 53 min+97 km
BFT Mirold (Wadgassen)Lohtringer Str. 10, Wadgassen−€19.36€2.239/L56 km · 59 min+106 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€19.62€2.249/L55 km · 57 min+105 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 46 km · 55 min, detour +83 km, saving on 50 L −€20.63.

By tank size: 30 L −€16.23 · 50 L −€18.23 · 70 L −€20.23.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — rue lavoisier · 3.2 km, 5 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€8.60€1.919/L49 km · 55 min+94 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€9.13€1.959/L46 km · 55 min+83 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€9.43€1.929/L52 km · 53 min+97 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€9.45€1.939/L50 km · 56 min+93 km
BFT Mirold (Wadgassen)Lohtringer Str. 10, Wadgassen−€10.12€1.919/L56 km · 59 min+106 km

By tank size: 30 L −€10.02 · 50 L −€8.60 · 70 L −€7.18. The detour pays for itself from 171 L.

Population621
German border28 km
First station46 km · 53 min